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‘The panorama from his lofty perch, he assures me, is quite spectacular.’

‘She was sitting in on this session and got down from her perch on the windowsill.’

‘Finally, we found a perch, and the MC came out, and announced the first round.’

‘All three of them peered from their perch in the tree down the road.’

‘Rescue crews plucked thousands of people from trees and rooftops yesterday, but thousands more were left behind, forced to survive yet another night on precarious perches above still rising flood water.’

‘She half raises an eyebrow from her perch on the kitchen couch.’

‘Jennifer sighed dreamily from her perch on the windowsill, her green dress gathered carelessly at her knees.’

‘Meanwhile, she rested on a perch, mildly disgusted by all the commotion.’

‘Her perch on the edge of the bed had not been achieved easily.’

‘He looked up from his book, observing them from his safe perch in the corner.’

‘Finally, she says human rights lawyers must come down from their lofty perches.’

‘The four throne chairs sat on a perch overlooking the broad room.’

‘They stared out the big picture window from their perch on the couch.’

‘Though it was clearly meant to provide a comfortable viewing perch, the design fell somewhat short.’

‘It's on one of the most dramatic stretches of coastline in the country, and rugged perches with ocean views and road frontage will only become more of a rarity with the tightening of planning regulations in areas of scenic beauty.’

verb

[NO OBJECT]

1(of a bird) alight or rest on something:

‘a herring gull perched on the rails’

‘She was tempted to start singing to herself, with the birds perched in the trees around her.’

‘He puts food into the hands of a child and holds them steady so the birds will perch on his fingers and eat.’

‘She looked up to see a large, colorful bird perched on the rail, watching her curiously.’

‘A marbled murrelet perches on a branch 50 feet below her.’

‘A pair of birds fly down and perch on the tombstone.’

‘Between visits, the hummingbirds commonly remained perched nearby.’

‘I saw a single coot and lots of wood pigeons perched in the dead trees surrounding the lagoon.’

‘The bright bird perched on her shoulders, his eyes shut.’

‘Spent birds perch limply in trees or at the vendor's feet.’

‘The bird perching on his photo gear is an echo parakeet, a species he'd come to research.’

‘The vultures were all perched upon tree roots, all looking hungrily at the same place.’

‘Looking out she had seen a giant vulture perched on the flagpole.’

‘A gorgeous golden eagle was perched on the sill.’

‘Scarlet macaws, blue and gold macaws, and hosts of smaller birds perch together in their hundreds to excavate the best clay layer along a riverbank.’

‘Sunlight streams over fields, birds perch in trees, rows of bright crops glisten on the hills.’

‘He was awakened by the chirping of birds and found four starlings perched outside his window.’

‘Over the weekend, the birds will perch on trees all around the neighborhood and wait for the cacophony to die down.’

‘Similarly, parents might lure young from the nest by perching nearby with food or by calling to nestlings.’

‘There was a black crow perched comfortably on his shoulder.’

‘Thus an identical wing posture is maintained by two very different mechanisms: a wing elevator counters gravity when the bird is perching whereas a wing depressor counters lift when it's gliding.’

‘Smiling slowly, he perched his elbows on the table and dropped his chin into his hands.’

‘She perched her head on her hand and slumped.’

‘If somebody ignores the signs, it's a cue for tellers to perch their pinkies on the silent-alarm buttons.’

‘It perches its tender comedy on a choice between the maturity that masks a meek acceptance of death, and a spirit that refuses to yield.’

‘When my bedroom was empty except for the waterbed, the lamp, and the stereo, I perched a note on the coffee table in front of the TV.’

‘Their little bar-stool table was about the size of a postage stamp and they were struggling to share an entrée, perching the plates on their laps, couch-potato style, and totally at odds with the eloquence of the rest of the restaurant.’

‘He took the seat, delicately perching himself on the rather precarious space.’

‘She let out a soft sigh and perched an elbow on her desk, resting her head against her hand.’

‘So, we took it off the breezeblocks it was perched on and carried them around separately, stacking them up again in the new place, then returned for the tank.’

‘Brenna climbed up on the chair beside her, perched her chin on her elbows and watched her intently.’

‘He swept his long hair back from his face with his hand, perching his foot on the raised edge of the flat roof and resting his elbow casually on his knee as the noon sun beat down upon them both.’

‘He wisely perches his sleeping bag on top of a dune to avoid their onslaught.’

‘She perched her face on the edge of her mattress in an attempt to wriggle back into the sheets.’

‘We stuff most of our luggage into the hatchback's boot and perch a suitcase on its side on the back seat, leaving just enough room for a passenger or - at a stretch - two.’

‘She took a step forwards, perching her hands on her hips.’

‘She sat on the other end of the bench seat and perched her feet on the edge of the seat in front of her.’

‘That said, the advisability of perching a laurel crown on a horse-riding hat, which tended to happen after the equestrianism events, may have to be addressed.’

‘She sat back, crossed her legs and perched the box on her lap.’

‘Place the leg in the pot (roasting dish) and perch the rosemary on top.’